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Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon
Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 20, 2012 05:24 AM — Filed under: ,
State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp
A two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 21, 2012 07:19 AM — Filed under: ,
Indian Government's Submission to ITU
The following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Dec 09, 2012 12:48 AM — Filed under: , ,
Solutions for Enabling Cross-border Data Flows
ICC BASIS and the Internet Society are co-organising a workshop at the IGF (Baku - 7 November 2012 - 14:30 to 16:00) to explore solutions for enabling ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 07, 2012 10:42 PM — Filed under: ,
November 2012 Bulletin
Welcome to the newsletter of November 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of Section 66A of the IT Act by ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2013 01:59 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
The Worldwide Web of Concerns
The threat of a ‘UN takeover’ of the Internet through the WCIT is non-existent. However, that does not mean that activists have been crying themselves hoarse ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Dec 10, 2012 05:10 AM — Filed under: , ,
Ayodhya trending on Twitter sparks censorship concerns
On the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the ShauryaDiwas, Ayodhya and Babri Masjid hashtags were trending on Twitter all day, with almost 2,500 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 12, 2012 10:38 AM — Filed under: , ,
Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part II
Snehashish Ghosh does a further analysis of the leaked list of the websites blocked by the Indian Government from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 (“leaked ... by Snehashish Ghosh last modified Sep 27, 2012 10:42 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Govt plans inter-ministerial panel on Internet policy
The government may set up an inter-ministerial panel to improve coordination among the various arms of the government on Internet-related issues such as ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 25, 2012 10:28 AM — Filed under: , ,
E-Governance, Identity & Privacy
This chapter will look at different legislations, projects, and policies pertaining to e-governance and identity that India has put in place, and examine both ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 26, 2012 06:17 AM — Filed under: ,
August 2018 Newsletter
CIS newsletter for the month of August 2018. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 16, 2018 05:08 AM — Filed under:
India’s internet shutdowns are costing the economy billions of dollars
Frequent internet shutdowns have begun to hurt the Indian economy. by Admin last modified Jul 31, 2018 04:54 PM — Filed under:
Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah in Delhi
The next meeting of the two Sub-Groups on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 14, 2012 08:31 AM — Filed under: ,
Breaking Down ICANN Accountability: What It Is and What the Internet Community Wants
At the recent ICANN conference held in Dublin (ICANN54), one issue that was rehashed and extensively deliberated was ICANN's accountability and means to ... by Ramya Chandrasekhar last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:29 PM — Filed under: ,
Big Data in the Global South International Workshop
Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro welcomes you to an international workshop on Big Data at Hotel Windsor Florida, Rua Ferreira Viana, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 06, 2015 02:04 AM — Filed under: , ,
Open Forum - DINL, Digital Infrastructure Association
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 07, 2015 02:45 PM — Filed under: ,
Transnational Due Process: A Case Study in MS Cooperation
nternet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 08, 2015 03:27 AM — Filed under: ,
A Dialogue on "Zero Rating" and Network Neutrality
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 08, 2015 04:21 AM — Filed under: ,
Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)
Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Nov 18, 2015 06:33 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
WhatsApps with fireworks, apps with diyas: Why Diwali needs to go beyond digital
The idea of a 'digital' Diwali reduces our social relationships to a ledger of give and take. The last fortnight, I have been bombarded with advertisements ... by Nishant Shah last modified Nov 23, 2015 01:27 PM — Filed under: ,
Response by the Centre for Internet and Society to the Draft Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration
This proposal was made to the Global Multistakeholder Community on August 9, 2015. The proposal was drafted by Pranesh Prakash and Jyoti Panday. The research ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Nov 29, 2015 06:35 AM — Filed under: , ,
The Humpty-Dumpty Censorship of Television in India
The Modi government’s attack on Sathiyam TV is another manifestation of the Indian state’s paranoia of the medium of film and television, and consequently, the ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified Nov 29, 2015 08:37 AM — Filed under: , ,
How India Regulates Encryption
by Pranesh Prakash & Japreet Grewal last modified Jul 23, 2016 01:24 PM — Filed under: ,
DNA Research
In 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to ... by Vanya Rakesh last modified Jul 21, 2016 11:02 AM — Filed under: ,
Sectoral Privacy Research
The Centre for Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy in India since the year 2010, with special focus on the following issues. by Vanya Rakesh last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:46 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS's Position on Net Neutrality
As researchers committed to the principle of pluralism we rarely produce institutional positions. This is also because we tend to update our positions based on ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Dec 09, 2015 01:06 PM — Filed under: , , ,
A lifetime of five years on the internet
Centre for Internet and Society observes its fifth anniversary on Sunday. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 20, 2013 09:04 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation. by [in alphabetical order] Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Singh, Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar last modified Feb 09, 2022 05:31 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on
Sitting out trade negotiations could result in the country losing out on opportunities to shape the rules. by Arindrajit Basu last modified Feb 09, 2022 03:04 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
CIS Comments and Recommendations on the Data Protection Bill, 2021
This document is a revised version of the comments we provided on the 2019 Bill on 20 February 2020, with updates based on the amendments in the 2021 Bill. by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas last modified Feb 14, 2022 04:07 PM — Filed under: , ,